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Melody Maker (Sept. 13th 1997)

No Doubt have went from garage band to worldwide stardom. But is it the end of the band as we know it? We join them in New York to talk about Gwen’s love life, what the future holds for the band, and, er, masturbation…

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NME (July 5th 1997)

Why has Beavis & Butt-head country gone mad for No Doubt’s peculiar brand of ska-pop-funk- type-thing? And how has singer Gwen ended up as some sort of feminist icon?

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Sun Sentinel (June 25th 1997)

The soundcheck lasted a little more than an hour. Afterward, band members joined student reporters and teen musicians for a question-and-answer session.

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The Washington Post (June 15th 1997)

Halfway through No Doubt's feminist-lite hit "Just a Girl," vocalist Gwen Stefani invites the boys in the Worcester Centrum audience to sing along: "I'm just a girl . . . I'm just a girl in the world."

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BAM Magazine (May 16th 1997)

Needless to say, a lot has happened since the Fall of '95. From Details to Rolling Stone, the members of No Doubt have become fodder for a media frenzy for over a year.

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MuchMusic x AOL (May 13th 1997)

No Doubt have sold over 11 million CD's worldwide, 11 million in Canada alone... and they join us here tonight, LIVE! Following their MUCHMUSIC Intimate & Interactive performance in MUCH!

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The Face (May 1997)

Fresh as newly-hatched chicks by comparison, the members of No Doubt are ensconced inside their dressing room, evaluating the level of rejection and humiliation awaiting them. "We're totally going to lose," states drummer Adrian Young. "We don't stand a chance."

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Guitar Magazine (May 1997)

Together the trio guides No Doubt through a minefield of rollicking styles, from hard rock and metal to ska, soul, reggae, and funk. Guitarists should appreciate Dumont's and Kanal's versatility.

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YM Magazine (April 1997)

Being in a group can be like a soap opera! Find out how sudden fame, serious jealousy, and a gorge guy named Gavin almost broke up the hippest band in the land.

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Melody Maker (March 1st 1997)

Gwen Stefani's ska/rock/ballad band No Doubt have the Number One LP in the US, and the Number One single in the UK with 'Don't Speak'. And she and current beau Gavin Rossdale off Bush are the Kurt'n'Courtney of post-grunge. So what has she got to prove?

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TV Guide (Feb. 22nd 1997)

Pop stardom may look like fun, but you can forget those fantasies about sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll. The members of No Doubt just want to get some sleep.

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NME (Feb. 15th 1997)

What’s with America, eh? First they make Bush megastars, then they take our beloved ska, add saccharine to it and sell it back to us as No Doubt, a band that are too cute’n’cosy, too suburban, hell, just too nice to be cool.

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